Small update to share about Twist The Throttle — Starting June 1st, HD Theater is going to start encore presentations of all eight episodes of the series, which will continuing running through November! More info is available on a week by week basis at HD … Read More →
Yearly Archives: 2009
Let’s Get Naked: A Ducati S2R 1000 Finds A Home
“Oh boy… Here we go again,” is in fact the first thought that comes to mind the minute I walk into Pro Italia and realize that, yes, I am in fact once again kicking tires… Not idly mulling about mind you, but striding purposefully through … Read More →
What Comes Next…
“What’s next?” is a seemingly innocuous question… And yet it’s a documentary filmmakers most constant fear… It’s a refrain you hear often in this business. People ask it off-handily, almost meaninglessly, during hello-how-are-you kinds of conversations, and yet it collectively haunts us all… Because often … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #8: Yamaha
Just a quick reminder that the eight episode of Twist The Throttle, which showcases Yamaha, debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check your local … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #7: Bimota & Alpinestars
Just a quick reminder that the seventh episode of Twist The Throttle, which showcases Bimota & Alpinestars, debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #6: MV Agusta
Just a quick reminder that the sixth episode of Twist The Throttle, which showcases MV Agusta, debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check your … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #5: Suzuki
Just a quick reminder that the fifth episode of Twist The Throttle, which showcases Suzuki, debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check your local … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #4: Kawasaki
Just a quick reminder that the forth episode of Twist The Throttle showcasing Kawasaki debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check your local listings… … Read More →
Back at the Track… The 999 Returns
And it’s back… The 999 returned to life at Buttonwillow Raceway, after many months of hard work by a number of individuals, and it was absolutely magnificent to ride! At the moment I’m soooo fried it’s not even funny, certainly a bit sore, and well, … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #3: BMW
Just a quick reminder that the third episode of Twist The Throttle, which showcases BMW, debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check your local … Read More →
It’s Alive!… The 999 Returns ( Sort of )…
After spending a week getting my feet back underneath me after the latest European Adventure, Friday afternoon I finally got that one phone call I’d been waiting for, “Dylan, why don’t you come on over, the 999 is basically done“… And a half-hour later I … Read More →
Returning Home from The Latest Moto-Adventure
Looking out the window at 30,000 feet, I kept thinking it’s an odd life that I’ve chosen and quite an adventure… Because while there are ups and downs, like every other aspect of life, every now and then things coalesce in incredible ways… On Monday … Read More →
Monday 10pm – Twist The Throttle Episode #2: Ducati
Just a quick reminder that the second episode of Twist The Throttle, which showcases Ducati, debuts this coming Monday at 10 pm EST/PST on Discovery’s “HD Theater”! *Channel 76 and 281 on DirecTV, but if you’ve got a different cable system please check your local … Read More →
Twist The Throttle – New Air Dates!
Exciting news — The first episode of “Twist The Throttle”, which is on Honda, has a new premiere date! Discovery HD Theater, which is Channel 76 on your DirecTV system, has scheduled the first episode of the eight part series to premiere on Monday, April … Read More →
Mellow Movements and Perspective
Tugging on the brake, deep in the corner, there’s a loud ‘thunk’. Then a blip. Or more appropriately a rev or two. And the bike bounces. It stands up. Says I’m here. I’m free. I’m out to play. And then the pace picks up… The … Read More →
Head Games in the Canyons
It’s bright. Blindingly bright. So bright in fact that it feels like summer and not spring… Finally… Beneath me the F4 hums. It’s four high mounted organ pipes blasting out a unique overture that seems to scream for world domination — or at least make … Read More →
Back in the Saddle, Part 2
It’s been a great day and it’s been a strange day all at the same time. While I’d like to say that I’m over the effects of my crash, the reality is that it continues to hang over my head like a weight. It haunts … Read More →
My New Favorite Camera: The Sony HXR-MC1 1080i High Defintion Lipstick System
There are a ton of fun toys in the motorcycle world – heck, some folks even call bikes themselves toys, though I’ve never quite liked that description for a purpose built machine myself – however over the weekend I got a chance to try out … Read More →
The 999 Rebuild Continues
Over the weekend I got a chance to pop over to Alex White’s Motorcycle Performance Services shop in LA and take a peek at the beginning of the 999 rebuild. I say ‘the beginning’, because it was my first time seeing the Duc up on … Read More →
Monster Mod #1: Boomshackalacka… Here Come The BoomTubes
Over the past couple of weeks a barrage of parts have made their way into the garage and while on one level it’s somewhat insane to already be planning the destruction of a perfectly good motorcycle only so you can recreate it in your own … Read More →